Clip for catamenial belts.



No. 774,191. PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904. i A. E. LUZZI.

CLIP FOR GATAMENIAL BELTS.

APPLICATION FILED III-30.11, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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CLIP FOR CATAMENIAL BELTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,191, dated November 8, 1904:.

Application filed December 11, 1903. Serial No. 184,806. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. LUZZI, a citizen of the United States, residing in Manhattan borough, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clips for Catamenial Belts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clips for catamenial belts, &c.; and its object is to provide means for holding a napkin and means for preventing accidental loosening thereof.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a belt, showing the manner of holding a napkin. Fig. 2 illustrates a napkin-holder. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 50 w of Fig. 2.

1n the views like parts are identified by like signs.

From a belt 1 is suspended a pair of napkinholders, front and rear, (designated as 2 and 3,)

supporting a napkin 4:. Each holder com:

prises a bar 5, bent up at its ends to form arms 6, whereby the holder is supported upon the belt. Each arm at its upper end is bent to form a lateral member 7, and the inner end of the latter is bent to form a reflex finger 8. By means of these fingers the holder 2 is supported from loops 9, fixed adjacent to one another at the front of the belt and pendent therefrom. The finger 8 is inserted into the loop, the former being sufficiently short to admit of ready attachment and detachment from the loop, and the latter whenin position is confined between the arm 6 and the crotch 10 of the finger, whereby relative movement between the loop and the holder is prevented, and accidental detachment of the holder from the belt is rendered impossible. The members 7 are bent toward each other with the fingers 8 lying beneath said members. By the use of two loops (which may be formedof elastic tape) the holder is firmly supported and rendered doubly secure against accidental detachment, while it may be instantly detached in order to permit the belt to be laundered with convenience.

Overlying the bar 5 of the holder is a loose bar 11, lying preferably in horizontal position and longitudinally of the bar 5, said bars being adapted to grip the napkin, the end whereof is passed over the loose bar, as at 12, and down and out between the bars, as at 13. It will be seen that the end of the napkin may be readily pulled out for adjustment, while a backward pull upon the napkin draws the loose bar 11 toward the bar 5, and hence firmly binds the portion 13 of the napkin which passes between the bars, so that backward movement is rendered impossible, nor can the napkin accidentally become loose. No amount of tension can draw the napkin back, nor can repeated loosening and tightening work it loose.

The bar 11 preferably consists of a fiat blade formed at its ends into eyes let, which loosely engagethe arms 6 of the clip. It will be seen that said bar may be moved up to accommodate any number of folds or thicknesses of the napkin and is efiective in all casesto bind the same firmly. To release the napkin, the bar 11 may be grasped by its ends and drawn away from the bar 5, when the napkin may be drawn out from the holder.

It will be observed that the arms 6 diverge considerably toward their upper ends, so that the bar 11, which normally lies close to the bar 5, is prevented from moving away from the latter accidentally, so that the clip cannot accidentally release the napkin. Said arms, however, are suiiiciently yielding to permit them to be pressed together to permit the bar 11 to be drawn away from the bar 5 in inserting or removing the napkin. Spring-wire may be used for the parts 5 and 6, so that the arms when released may assume their normal divergent relation. Other means may be provided within the scope of my invention for preventing accidental separation of the bars while permitting their separation for purposes of adjustment. The edge of the blade- .like bar 11 being thin is enabled to bite the is provided with a buckle 16 for length adjustment, and after the belt is adjusted the loops 15, with the holder 3, may be slipped to position along the belt.

It will be understood that only one length of belt need be supplied to the market, its adjustability enabling it to fit in all cases, and, if desired, the superfluous belt or tape at 17 may be cut off. The movability of the clip 3 along the belt is also a convenience in attaching or detaching the napkin.

apron 18, stitched at 19 to the end of the tape which comprises the body of the belt, the buckle 16 being attached to the opposite side of the apron and the tape 9 depending from the apron.

The ends of the napkin, which may be folded, are passed outwardly through the clips above the loose bars 11 and repassed under said bars, as at 13, and the bars are then forced down tightly by pulling the napkin downwardly. Thenthe ends of the napkin may be drawn through the clips to shorten the portion of the napkin between the same. \Vithout disturbing the belt the bars 11 may be lifted and the napkin withdrawn. A napkin may be attached while the belt is in position by slipping the holder 3 to the front of the belt and attaching one end of the napkin and then slipping the holder back to place, or the entire belt may be slipped around to bring any part thereof to a convenient position. 1 also provide the belt with a pair of hose-supporters 20 and 21, which may be oi any usual construction and are preferably attached to the apron 18 at its sides, one supporter at each side. The usefulness of the belt is thus greatly increased. The clips 2 and 3 may be detached and. the belt used simply as a hose support.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of my invention and portions of my improvements may be used without others.

each arm having a laterally-extending member whlch is formed With a reflex short finger,

. said finger being beneath said laterally-extending member, whereby the clip may be detachably supported upon a pair of loops of tape, each loop being confined between an arm and the crotch of the finger thereon. A portion of the belt may consist of a small 2. A napkin-clip comprising a bar bent up at its ends to form pendent arms, the latter having laterally-extending members formed with reflex fingers, and a bar provided with eyes whereby it is loosely mounted upon said arms.

3. A napkin-clip comprising a bar having divergent arms whereby it is adapted to be suspended from a belt, and a loose bar connected at its ends to said arms close to the first bar, and prevented from slipping away from the latter by reason of the divergence of said arms.

4. A napkin-clip comprising a bar having divergent spring-arms whereby it is adapted to be suspended, and a bar close to the first and having eyes at its ends whereby it engages said arms.

5. A napkin-clip comprising a bar having at its ends arms whereby it may hang from a belt or garment, and a sliding bar extending along the first and having at its ends means loosely engaging said arms so as to admit of its movement along said arms away from the first bar; means being provided for preventing accidental separation of said bars.

(5. A napkin-clip comprising a bar bent up at its ends to form divergent arms which are 5 adapted to hang from loops; said arms having laterally-extending members formed with reflex fingers inserted within the loops, and a bar provided with eyes whereby it is loosely mounted upon said arms and prevented from Certain features herein disclosed are broadly l becoming accidentally separated from the first claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 1 bar.

178,588, filed October 26, 1903.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim- 1. A napkin-clip comprising a pair of arms,

ARTHUR E. LUZZI. Witnesses:

(JHARLEs H. HAIG,

E. A. JARVIS. 

